Alright, listen up, friends. Halle Berry recently shared a candid moment from her parenting journey, and it’s a story we can all relate to in one way or another. During a virtual appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the Monster’s Ball star talked about an unexpected haircut she gave her 12-year-old daughter, Nahla. Now, this wasn’t just any haircut—it was a full-on shave, and here’s how it all went down.
Mommy Knows Best: The Haircut That Had to Happen
So, picture this: Halle and Nahla are sitting together doing homework one evening when suddenly, Nahla says, “Mom, I’m scared to tell you this, but feel the back of my head.” Halle, who is now 53, explained to Jimmy Fallon during the Tuesday, April 21 episode that her daughter hadn’t been properly brushing her hair during quarantine. What happened next was a real-life parenting moment that most of us can sympathize with.
Halle went on to describe what she felt when she touched Nahla’s hair: “All her hair, which is past her shoulders, has shrunken up into a tight ball that feels like matted fur.” She continued, “I can’t even get my finger in it, and I’m pulling and she’s screaming!” It was clear that this wasn’t just a bad hair day—it was a full-blown crisis.
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Shampoo Fail: The Shower Solution
Now, Halle being the resourceful mom she is, decided to take matters into her own hands. She told Jimmy, who is 45, that she took Nahla to the shower in hopes of detangling the massive knot. But as any parent knows, sometimes things don’t go as planned. The Academy Award winner explained that shampooing and conditioning Nahla’s long locks only made the knot “tighter.” Oof, that must have been frustrating!
The Ultimate Sacrifice: A Shaved Head
Despite her best efforts to “stay calm,” Halle realized she had no choice but to chop off some of her daughter’s hair. “I had to shave it off,” she admitted. “I had to give her a head shave!” While Nahla wasn’t thrilled with her mom’s solution, Halle explained that she understood it was her “only option.” It’s moments like these that remind us that parenting isn’t always pretty, but it’s always about teaching valuable lessons.
And teach she did. Halle turned the unfortunate situation into a learning experience. “I was like, ‘First of all, maybe you’ll let your mother help you. And second of all, you learned you gotta brush your hair,’” she quipped. “‘Every day, you gotta brush your hair!’” Way to make lemonade out of lemons, Halle!
